pokemon daggerheart prep

I literally said this at 12:00 lol approval

Going to formally propose that Pokemon moves take on the following criteria:

Base Power of a move determines the Damage Dice. Base Power of move up to 40 is D4, Base Power 41-60 is D6, Base Power of 61-80 is D8, Base Power of 81-100 is D10 and 101+ is D12. For moves that are Multi-Hit(ex: Fury Attack) will take their Base Power and multiply it by 3(15 x3 = 45 Base Power or D6). Exception is Skill Link ability that bumps it to x5(15 x 5 = 75 or D8).

Number of Damage Dice rolled is based on Base Power/30 rounded down. 0-59 Base Power = 1 Damage Dice, 60-89 Base Power = 2 Damage Dice, 90 -119 Base Power is 3 Damage Dice, and so on up to a max of 5 Damage Dice at 150. This is subject to change/approval by GM.

In addition to standardized Power + number of Damage Dice, STAB will be applied for moves that match the Typing of the Pokemon using it. STAB bonus is based on your Proficiency so for example, take a level 1 Alolan Vulpix using Powder Snow on a Sandshrew.

Base Power of Powder Snow is 40, hence is 1D4 Ice Damage(Magic because it's Special). My Proficiency at level 1 is just 1 so my move is 1D4 + 1(STAB). I roll a 3, add STAB to get 4 and then multiply by Type chart(x2) to get 8 Ice Damage. In the event damage is fractional(say I did 5 damage against a Steel type), you'd round up or 5/2 = 2.5 → 3 Ice Damage.

Again above is subject to change/approval. Only other thing we have to work out is Adaptability ability(what impact that has on STAB bonus), the combat range of Pokemon moves(ex: Far, Close, etc.) and how many targets they hit(some moves hit multiple targets and some also hit allies!).

Also must note that Pokemon moves cost two Hope to use and ignore the hit check so.. yeah.

@clasingla Just out of curiosity but does the Ranger Hope Feature apply to Pokemon moves? It'd cost 5 Hope to pull off but can you imagine dealing all that damage to multiple targets without having to roll for success? Same deal with Wayfinder subclass if they were to mark a Stress for an additional Damage Dice(and force the enemy to Mark Stress if Severe) or would the subclass perk only apply to Equipment and Domain spells?

Yes I think of these things.

That was my initial thought but when you look at the Hope Feature, it says the following:

Hold Them Off: Spend 3 Hope when you succeed on an attack with a weapon to use that same roll against two additional adversaries within range of the attack.

I don't think a Pokemon move is a Weapon. It implies the Equipment we role with and therefore doesn't apply to Domain cards(spells) that the Ranger might have as well.

Now the real question is Ruthless Predator.

Ruthless Predator: When you make a damage roll, you can mark a Stress to gain a +1 bonus to your Proficiency. Additionally, when you deal Severe damage to an adversary, they must mark a Stress.

Since Pokemon moves don't use Proficiency for damage dice(at least the system I proposed doesn't, it would for STAB though), id assume that this doesn't apply save for STAB(in the context I use it(see previous posts)). This would apply to Domain cards though correct, permitting a level 1 Ranger to get an extra D8 for Vicious Entangle if they took it(or is the damage flat and more for restraint and i just misinterpreted the card). It would apply to any spell that is based on Proficiency id think.

Try watching LotR without going: He's a Wizard, he's a Ranger, he's another Ranger, he's a Warrior and so on. Cannot be done. Harry Potter would be one boring TTRPG… everyone is a Wizard.

I've watched LotR but it was before DnD or Daggerheart

Looking back at it I can identify the blonde elf as a Ranger for sure